meet meaning in English: to see and talk to someone

/miːt/

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Meaning

To see and talk to someone; to see someone for the first time.

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Word origin

From Old English metan, meaning to find or come upon someone.

Origin: Old English
Root: metan

Grammar

Verb typeirregular (meet, meets, met)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

When you meet someone, you come to the same place at the same time. You can meet a friend for lunch, or meet a new person and learn their name.

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This word is taught in chapter 3, lesson 1: meet, every, through and 7 more words.